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TOP Server UCON: Integrating Your Non-Standard Devices
Presenter: Kevin Rutherford, Senior Applications Engineer
Agenda
Overview of User Configurable Solutions TOP Server UCON Key Features/Benefits Protocol Creation with UCON Live UCON Demo
UCON Commands/Settings Protocol Creation: Barcode Walkthrough
UCON Case Study: Real World Success Summary / Q&A
How Do You Get Plant Floor Data at Your Fingertips?
What Types of Devices Are On Your Plant Floor?PLC’s (Allen-Bradley, Modbus, Siemens, Fanuc…)DCS SystemsOther Systems/Devices With a Standard ProtocolStandard I/O Servers for Standard Protocols
What If You Have Devices with a Non-Standard Protocol?No Standard I/O Servers for Non-Standard Protocols
Real World Devices:A “Zoo” of Non-PLC Hardware
Ethernet: TCP/IP, UDP, Telnet, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485
Linear Scalesi.e. Mitutoyo,
Digimatic
Bar Code Scanners
i.e. Intermec, Symbol, Z-
Tron
Measuring Systems
Message Displays &
Scoreboards
Barcode Printers
Gas analyzers
Mass Spectrometers
Combustion Analyzers
Gas Chromatographs
Laser MarkingSystems
Weigh Scales
iFIX PDB
Custom/Other Applications
Real World Excellence is Not Possible with
Traditional Solutions
Traditional Solutions for Non-Standard Device Connectivity
Custom Driver DevelopmentInterface Device to a PLC (Basic Module)Pick Device that Integrates with Your Existing
StandardsManual Data Entry/CollectionAbandon Integration Entirely
Traditional Solutions Are:• Expensive• Error prone• Unreliable• Inflexible• Hard to Maintain• High Risk
Traditional Solutions Are:• Expensive• Error prone• Unreliable• Inflexible• Hard to Maintain• High Risk
Every Industry Faces Integration Challenges
Food & BeverageBarcoding, RFID, Printers, Weigh Scales
PharmaceuticalSerialization, Barcode, RFID, Weigh Scales
PackagingBarcode, Printers, RFID, Weigh Scales
Power GenerationEmissions Monitoring equipment
The Lists/Examples Number in the Thousands
So How Do You Address Such Integration Challenges?
So How Do You Address Such Integration Challenges?
Real World Excellence Demands New Device Integration Solutions
New ChallengesProduct TraceabilityCustomer Demands/ExpectationsRegulatory Requirements
New Approaches“Don’t Integrate” Not an OptionLeverage Existing Standards (i.e. OPC)Leverage Off-the-Shelf ToolsLeverage the Experience of OthersCustom Code/Applications are a Last Resort
New Approaches Result In:• Lower Engineering Costs• Lower Risks• Flexibility• Business Decisions using
Real Data
New Approaches Result In:• Lower Engineering Costs• Lower Risks• Flexibility• Business Decisions using
Real Data
Suitelink
OPC
User Configurable Drivers:Flexible, Off-the-Shelf
Solutions
Any of the thousands of devices that you must integrate with
DDE
RS-232/422/485Or Ethernet
User Configurable OPC & IO Server
TOP Server UCON:Key Features / Benefits
Key Features Use in your TOP Server
with other “standard” drivers – SINGLE interface
Serial and Ethernet Solicited and Unsolicited
Key Benefits Flexible Data Parsing
Fixed Length Delimited Data By Specified Length Byte
Scripting Based Parsing Conditional Processing
Powerful Diagnostics Protocol / Channel OPC Verbose Event Log
Saves You Money in Design & Startup
Example Protocols
Barcode Scanner
Weigh Scale
Modbus RTU
Interpretation of Protocol Commands
Engineer Defines Once:Command Format to Send to Device (if necessary)What Format of Device Response Looks Like (if
applicable)Where Desired Data is in Response
TOP Server
Live Demonstration Common Commands / Settings Protocol Walkthrough: Barcode
Scanner
Case Study – BHP Billiton/Mozal
System Platform 3 w/ InTouch 9.5“Saveway” Weigh ScalesMetals & Mining IndustryImplemented in < 1 day of effort
Steps to Success w/ UCON
Obtain Protocol Documentation for Your DeviceLook for Available Message SamplesDetermine Specific Commands Needed
Know What Data You Need to Read/WriteStart Simply to Prove ConnectivityContact Us!
Complimentary Protocol EvaluationsTips & Recommendations for Getting Started
Contact Information & Other Learning Opportunities
Questions later? Kevin Rutherford
[email protected] 888-665-3678 or 704-849-2773
[email protected] www.toolboxopc.com/html/ucon1.html www.softwaretoolbox.com
Other learning opportunities Visit www.softwaretoolbox.com/webinars